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Building a private equity business in Nigeria

An interview with Femi Ogunjimi of CardinalStone Capital Advisers.

Femi Ogunjimi co-founded the Nigerian financial firm CardinalStone in 2008. He now focuses on its private equity arm, CardinalStone Capital Advisers, which invests in West African companies. He spoke to Africa Private Equity News editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz about his journey as an entrepreneur and investor.

Topics discussed during the interview include:

  • The 30-year plan Ogunjimi drew up for his life

  • Why he left Goldman Sachs to build an investment bank in Nigeria

  • Launching the firm in the middle of a stock market crash

  • What investing in Nigerian companies has taught him

  • Lessons from building and running a business

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